Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? 1897, Paul Gauguin

A Short film of

Carlos Franklin

Produced by

Les Poissons Volants

Production year2016

Synopsis

A film from the Les Petits Secrets des grands tableaux collection - Season 3

The reclusive Paul Gauguin painted Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (1897) during his self-imposed exile in Tahiti, a lost paradise marred by colonial folly. This imaginary pantheon, which he saw as his moral and artistic legacy, marked the entry of primitive arts into modern art.

Credits

Director (1)

Carlos Franklin
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Les Poissons Volants

Co-productions : ARTE France, Rmn - Grand Palais, Réseau Canopé, Musée d'Orsay

Full credits (11)

Executive Producer : Sophie Goupil

Sound Recordist : Stéphane Larrat

Screenwriters : Yves Nilly, Élisabeth Couturier

Voice : Clémentine Célarié

Production manager : Saskia Nilly

Sound Editor : Simon Apostolou

Music Composer : Sébastien Gaxie

Special Effects : Jeff Azzopardi, Sandrine Belmont, Mihai Grecu, Maxime Viancin

Grader : François Lavignotte

Sound mixer : Marie-Odile Dupont

Production Manager : Sylvain David

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Animated film, Documentary
Sub-genre : 2D & 3D animation
Themes : Art, Painting, History
Production language : French, English, German
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2016
Runtime : 26 min
Production formats : Digital creation
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Stereo
Rating restrictions : None

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Thanks to digital animation, the details of masterpieces of art history come to life to recount the spirit of the time and the upheavals of history: wars, revolutions, economic transformations, scientific discoveries, beliefs, and schools of thought.